Author: allison

Some of our customers are being officially recognized at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference this year. We join OLA in congratulating them. We also know the great work you all do to make libraries the special places – and people – they are!

Barrie Public Library won Children’s or

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Do stop by our booth – we’re in #734.

The EXPO takes place again this year at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Hall C, North Building.

Thursday, January 31st, 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Friday, February 1st, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

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With implementation assistance from Convergent, Houston Public Library in British Columbia debuts its PC time management software. The software checks for availability and allocates PCs for the library-defined periods. This eliminates double booking and provides for fair use policies for all. Staff time is now more profitably spent in helping…

Surrey Public has purchased our online program registration and event calendar solution and will use it in conjunction with the room- and equipment-booking software that they also purchased through Convergent. This will help them to manage programs and bookable public spaces. Patrons will be able to register online for programs,…

The Squamish Public Library in British Columbia will be using PC Session Time Management Software to manage and make most efficient use of its public computers. Convergent assisted with implementation and installation services.

The library started small in 1955 with 100 books purchased from under $400 in subscriber fees from…

The BC Libraries Cooperative has organized special Group Purchasing program for the acquisition of PC Session Time Management and Print Management software through Convergent. Both Houston Public Library and Gibsons & District Public Library in British Columbia are taking advantage and will be implementing their PC reservation systems shortly.…

Surrey Public Library in BC recently purchased Room Booking software. The Library is glad to take this online approach to managing their bookable public spaces. Patrons will be able to look up room availability and place their requests from an Internet browser. Designated staff can mediate the requests. This approach…

In addition to being impressed with the high hit rate and display options for searches, staff at Culpeper County Public Library were impressed with the editing interface: cut-and-paste ability for an entire field from one record to another, and the easy-to-create and quick-to-run macros that let them edit batches of…

Salt Spring Island Public Library in BC has selected Convergent’s time and print solution to manage their public computers and printing. Convergent will be assisting with the installation and providing implementation assistance.

The library opened in 1960 and – after a 1964 expansion – was temporarily the only library in…

Library staff at St. Clair County Library System are looking forward to having online access to their schedules. Managers also appreciate the easy shift-replacement features and absence reporting.

Headquartered in Port Huron, Michigan, the St. Clair County Library System has 10 branch libraries and serves a population of about 160,000.…